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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill several, set renowned Kyiv monastery ablaze

Cover image: Smoke and fire rises from the Dormition Cathedral in the Orthodox complex of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital on June 15, 2026. © Genya Savilov, AFP

Russia fired hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles at Ukraine’s biggest cities in an overnight barrage that killed at least 11 people and set fire to a world-renowned religious landmark, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials said Monday.

A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine killed at least 11 civilians and emergency workers and wounded 53 across Ukraine, according to President Volodomyr Zelensky.

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